LEADER 03058nam 22007211 450 001 9910973572703321 005 20200514202323.0 010 $a9786613207678 010 $a9781472555052 010 $a1472555058 010 $a9781283207676 010 $a1283207672 010 $a9781441190925 010 $a1441190929 024 7 $a10.5040/9781472555052 035 $a(CKB)2670000000107059 035 $a(EBL)743070 035 $a(OCoLC)745866711 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000524650 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12231118 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000524650 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10483538 035 $a(PQKB)10287142 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC743070 035 $a(OCoLC)747110557 035 $a(UkLoBP)bpp09256886 035 $a(UkLoBP)BP9781472555052BC 035 $a(Perlego)806767 035 $a(StDuBDS)BP9781472555052DO 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000107059 100 $a20140929d2008 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aOthello $echaracter studies /$fNicholas Potter 205 $aFirst edition. 210 1$aLondon ;$aNew York :$cContinuum,$d2008. 215 $a1 online resource (149 pages) 225 0 $aContinuum character studies 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 08$a9780826494320 311 08$a0826494323 311 08$a9780826494337 311 08$a0826494331 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 125-129) and index. 327 $aIntroduction : an overview of Othello -- Othello : a man of parts? -- Othello : 'speak of me as I am' -- Iago : character -- Iago : sign : from psychology to psychoanalysis -- Iago : sign : from Psyche to Clio -- Desdemona : character and sign : 'this most goodly book' -- The importance of the minor characters -- Conclusion : through the characters to the key themes and issues. 330 $aOthello is a major Shakespearean text, studied widely and often adapted for film and TV and is especially challenging for a multicultural society. Othello lends itself to criticism through discussion of the major characters although this study will also focus on recent criticism's analysis of the characters as 'signifiers'. The study of the key characters takes the discussion of the text immediately into the central issues of 'otherness', gender, race and power. The guide includes: an introductory overview of the text, including a brief discussion of the background to the play and its publi 410 0$aContinuum character studies. 606 $aOthello (Fictitious character) 606 $aIago (Fictitious character) 615 0$aOthello (Fictitious character) 615 0$aIago (Fictitious character) 676 $a822.3/3 700 $aPotter$b Nick$f1950-$0549156 801 0$bUtOrBLW 801 1$bUtOrBLW 801 2$bUkLoBP 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910973572703321 996 $aOthello$94337096 997 $aUNINA